Beef Noodles

You wont have a taste of Thailand without trying their noodles. I saw a foreigner trying out this street food so I might as well try it now. I was hungry then too at that time.

The beef noodle was great. The broth used is very much superb from the noodles I had back in the Philippines. The beef was very tender and they have included two balls of pork that looks like egg inside. The noodles was perfectly cooked. Al dente as they say in italian. Its like 'sotanghon' noodles but thicker. Add to that, you get a free fresh vegetables on the side. String beans, bean sprouts and leaves which I dont know where it came from. The vegetables were raw and yet the taste is sweet. Maybe its how they prepare them...they soak them in cold water I think. Well, its a must try. Its very good... something to refresh my day.

Earlier, I was speaking with a thai in this pharmacy. We really had trouble understanding each other. I was very polite and trying very hard understanding what he is saying to me. I know that he was talking to me in English, I can understand some bits and pieces of it. But still, I am having great difficulty deciphering what he is saying to me. His pronunciation of words is different. How different? The number 20 to them sounds seventy to us. What a difficult predicament I was in then. I really wished I know how to speak Thai to be easier for me.

I have finished my noodles when I have thought of the situation. I paid the bill and surprised myself on how we both understood each other just by hand gestures. Sign language is a means of communicating. Maybe when I get back to the pharmacy, he will understand my sign languages…I doubt it. It’s a lot complicated in negotiations.